Gary Barnidge

The 2016 Cleveland Browns will be remembered as a very, very bad NFL team.

But not an all-time-worst team. Not now.

The 2008 Detroit Lions continue to stand alone at 0-16. It took the Browns until the second-to-last weekend of the season, but they finally got a victory, avoiding the second 0-16 season in NFL history. Of course, they needed some help from San Diego kicker Josh Lambo to hold on for a 20-17 triumph Saturday over the Chargers in Cleveland.

It seemed to be shaping up as a typical Browns afternoon. Quarterback Robert Griffin III played better, completing 17 of 25 throws and posting a passer rating of 86.1. Griffin added 42 rushing yards. But he was sacked...

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